[cambrlr]

I remeber like it was yesterday & not 30 some odd years ago. I was about 5 yrs old, I was outside playing when my amom called me in. She said Your dad & I want to let you know your adopted & we love you very much. I asked her if it was going to hurt? She said No. So, I said can I go back out & play now? They said sure you can. So I did. Later on as I grew up & fond out what it really ment I was just curious as anyone would be about my bmother. My amom gave me a poem that I still have today. It says : To My Adopted Child. You are not blood of my blood, Nor Flesh of my flesh, You did not grow under my heart but, in it & there you will stay for the rest of my Life. This is so true my amom who is my best friend & mom in my heart. I know I have a birthmom also but, she is just that..My birthmom. I want to thank her for the courage it took to make the choice to give me life & then to give me up. I have had a wonderful life & I owe that to them both because w/o them both this story would not have been able to have been told. My Mom will always be my Mom & the woman who gave me birth will always be my birthmother & I owe them both my love.

[sspete]

What a great Post, and what a great girl you are!!!! You have a VERY healthy attitude which is great to hear on this forum now and then. You are every amom and bmom's dream come true. As a bmom I hope my bdaughter has these same feelings....Thanks .

Staci

[chassis]

That is such a sweet poem. My husband and I are prospective adoptive parents. I hope I have the same relationship with my child that you have with your mother. Thanks for the poem!
Terry

[ladybuglady]

Thanks for posting! It sounds like your parents did it the right way and that you know that they love you no matter what. I am sure they treasure you above everything else!

LBL

[Longing Heart]

Hi, I am a birthmom. I just want you to know that it really helps me to read letters like yours. I helps me to know that some adoptees have had some really special relationships with their adpoted parents. I just pray mine son did also. Thank you for sharing.

[patrisha]

The kindness we give is often a reflection of the love we receive. Reading that post tells me you must be the light of your parents life and a joy to know.

My family has been extended in so many ways that bloodline is almost a non-issue anymore. We too have a family saying, "No matter how you join our family... marriage, adoption, or birth we're never going to let you out. You're stuck with us forever".

Trish

[maymemcvey]

My amom gave me the same poem. I still long to find my bmom but I totally agree with you. My amom is my mom and my best friend and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my amom with all my heart. The main reason I would like to find my bmom is to get some questions answered but she will NEVER take my amoms place (no one can). I don't recall how old I was when my parents told me I was adopted but I have known since the day I can remember and I am grateful for them telling me from day one. I don't look or sometimes act like I am adopted because I have inherited my aparents traites. I look exactly like my adad and i act like both my parents. If you ever were to just look at us you would ask are you sure you are adopted. Sometimes I wonder!